by - May 23, 2017 8:50 pm
President Donald Trump’s proposed $4.1 trillion budget includes deep cuts to the United States Department of Agriculture, and Arkansas farmers could feel the squeeze. Trump’s budget would cut USDA discretionary…
by - August 29, 2016 4:29 pm
Farming is a profession often not pursued by younger generations, which has pushed the average age of the American farmer to 58. The rising average age raises the question of…
by - January 26, 2016 8:50 pm
Lake Village is among the 27 communities across the U.S. selected by the Obama Administration to participate in the “Local Foods, Local Places” (LFLP) initiative, a two-year federal program that…
by - October 23, 2015 7:10 am
Three Arkansas electric cooperatives received more than $47 million in federal grant funding as part of the Obama Administration’s efforts to improve “smart grids” and upgrade electric infrastructure projects in…
by - July 31, 2014 7:52 pm
Van Buren's eligibility for the Rural Development loans appeared safe following passage of a new federal Farm Bill earlier this year, but the community was dealt a blow Thursday (July…
by - April 15, 2013 9:37 am
U. S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack is the featured speaker for the second annual Dale and Betty Bumpers Distinguished Lecture Series, hosted by the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food…
by - September 25, 2012 2:02 pm
U.S. hog farmers are slaughtering animals at the fastest pace since 2009 as a surge in feed costs spurs the biggest losses in 14 years, signaling smaller herds next year…
by - September 24, 2012 10:47 pm
The U.S. cattle herd continues to shrink amid widespread drought with the Sept. 1 feedlot inventory count down 10,637 head, falling about 1% from a year ago, according to the…
by - August 28, 2012 12:24 pm
The worst U.S. drought in more than five decades is forecast to raise farm profits to a record $122.2 billion this year as higher prices and insurance payments outweigh crop…
by - August 13, 2012 6:40 pm
The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to buy $170 million worth of meat, poultry and fish products in a move to help federal food nutrition assistance programs and food banks….
by - July 16, 2012 2:44 pm
A worst-in-a-generation drought from Indiana to Arkansas to California is damaging crops and rural economies and threatening to drive food prices to record levels. Agriculture, though a small part of…
by - January 30, 2012 7:06 pm
Sustained droughts not only pushed more cattle to slaughter in recent years, but has also kept the overall herd numbers down as ranchers retained fewer heifers. The U.S. Department of…
